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ICO: Government should re-write FOI Act to clarify use of veto

ICO's Christopher Graham

Health Secretary Lansley told to justify Freedom of Information veto over NHS risk report
17 May 2012

Opinion: Why Facebook is worth a dollar a year... and falling

Mark Zuckerberg introduces video chat from Skype at Facebook HQ
Stratospheric valuations aside, what is Facebook really worth? Computing Editor Chris Middleton explains why it has never been free to use.
17 May 2012

CSC bows to pressure on compulsory layoffs – Unite

CSC logo
CSC confirms it hopes to minimise compulsory cuts. Possibility of other firms stepping in, claims union
16 May 2012
Stacks in a datacentre

Gain better control of your data with enterprise database consolidation

Date: 31 May 2012

Join us for this Computing web seminar, in which the Head of BI at the Co-operative Group Nick Colebourn will be explaining just how he reigned in the Group’s sprawling database estate and how significant savings were realised and data quality improved as a result.

Concept image of businessman with big data

Computing Big Data Summit 2012

Date: 28 Jun 2012

Computing is pleased to announce the first Computing Summit, looking at how organisations can harness value and insight from big data. This one-day conference will provide practical insight into discovering and exploiting the value of unstructured data for improved business decision making, long term growth and competitive advantage.

UK Challenge

Intelligent Sport UK Challenge 2012

Date: 11 Jul 2012

Computing has partnered up with the Intelligent Sport® UK Challenge for 2012. The event is the most widely renowned business development concept in the world.

Next live event
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Computing IT Leaders Forum: The Future of Client Computing

Date: 30 May 2012

Time: 9:00 AM

Our next event in the Computing IT Leaders Forum series, in association with Intel, will look over the horizon to see what's next for client computing

Nokia Lumia 710

Nokia Lumia 710 review

Windows Phone offers high-end specs at a reasonable price

Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition

Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition review

Smaller 8.2in tablet provides portability, but poor battery life and lack of 3G are major letdowns

iStorage Datashur encrypted USB keypad

iStorage Datashur USB review

Encrypted USB drive with physical keypad

RIM Blackberry Bold 9790

BlackBerry Bold 9790 review

Touch screen capable BlackBerry that would make a good companion device